Gallup: 22% Are Hesitant to Support a Mormon in 2012

[somone]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/148100/Hesitant-Support-Mormon-2012.aspx

In U.S., 22% Are Hesitant to Support a Mormon in 2012
Anti-Mormon sentiment hasn't eased since it was first measured in 1967
by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- Though the vast majority of Americans say they would vote for their party's nominee for president in 2012 if that person happens to be a Mormon, 22% say they would not, a figure largely unchanged since 1967.

The new Gallup poll, conducted June 9-12, finds nearly 20% of Republicans and independents saying they would not support a Mormon for president. That is slightly lower than the 27% of Democrats saying the same.

The largest differences in opposition to voting for a Mormon for president are by educational level, with adults who have not attended college more resistant than those with some college experience or college graduates. This educational pattern is seen in attitudes about voting for someone from almost all of the specific religious or demographic groups tested in the poll.

There are no significant differences on this question by gender, age, region of the country, or religious preference. Additionally, the views of Americans who attend their place of worship weekly are no different from those of less frequent attenders or non-attenders...

[TheWraith]

1. I have trouble believing the crosstabs on this.

The idea that more Republicans would support a Mormon than Democrats, given the attitude of the religious right toward Mormons in general? I doubt it.

[JoePhilly]

3. My guess would be that many dems think Mormons are actually

farther right than the Fundies.

If you are a Dem, and a Mormon shows up at your door wanting to talk religion, and you talk to them for a couple minutes, they probably scare the crap out of you. They come across like Stepford wives.

Many Dems distrust religious zealots, and Mormons at times come across as more zealous than Fundies, which is hard to do.

[TheWraith]

6. Good point. I suppose that must be it. nt

[dsc]

18. actually both gays and blacks, very heavily Democratic groups

have pretty good reasons not to trust Mormons. The Mormon church was overtly racist from its founding until the mid 1970's. The Mormon church is still virulently anti gay.

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. Don't know why. I, for one, would have no problem supporting

a strong progressive/liberal Mormon.













:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[kestrel91316]

8. IMHO the practice of Mormonism is incompatible with progressivism.

It is a VERY conservative religion, with no room for those who don't toe the line. If you are in good standing it is because you obey your bishop without question. If you do not obey, you are OUT.

Frankly, I happen to think the practice of Mormonism is fundamentally incompatible with our democracy, and it requires that people put obedience to church hierarchy above all else, including the Constitution.

[progressiveinaction]

14. Harry Reid

[RaleighNCDUer]

19. You think he's a progressive?

Lo, how the party has fallen.

[Thrill]

4. They should Poll NC and VA

I would love to see the polls for just those states

[fascisthunter]

5. a Mormon has a better chance with this media than an Athiest

shows how fundy our media is...

[izquierdista]

7. Mormon or Colored? Colored or Mormon?

Some people are just going to have to stay home on election day if they can't choose between these competing policy alternatives.*



*Or just make their pick based on who has the best horoscope.

[JackRiddler]

9. Another 22 percent still don't know that Mormons and Fundamentalists are in opposition...

or can conceive why.

And they're not voting for Romney either.

[jwirr]

10. I'm with the uneducated in this one. A Friend of mine moved to Utah

some years ago. He was interested in politics and started asking questions. They told him that when the US collapsed their church was situated to take over. Because god said they should. I will not vote for a Mormon.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

11. Mormonism = Scientology of the 1800s

complete with magic underwear and a Garden of Eden in Missouri.

Although, to be fair, all religions are equally stupid.

[progressiveinaction]

13. Agreed.

Islam, xtians, Mormons, they all suck.

[southernyankeebelle]

12. I won't vote for a Mormon

[Atman]

15. My unwilllingness to support "a Mormon" is more basic...

Anyone who believes in magic underwear can't be wired totally right. On the same note, I think people who believe in floating ghosts impregnating virgins are a bit off, too, but they all have to say they believe just to get nominated. So on the Christian side (which I'm not on, btw) at least we have set the bar of "normalcy" for America. Floating ghosts, magic underwear, space aliens, flying spaghetti monsters...it's ALL hokum for the masses. The key is sifting through the hokum to find the least hokey.

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[LeftinOH]

16. I wouldn't vote for a Mormon, either. As religions go, this one is "out there"; not mainstream.

[CanonRay]

17. I don't want the Prophet to have the White House on speedial.

I pass on a religious cult fanatic as President.

[el_bryanto]

20. That's consistent with DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1338955

In fairness many voted this is a bullshit poll, which might well be "I wouldn't vote for a Mormon but i don't want to admit it."

Bryant

[snooper2]

21. never trust a mormon

:P